Revised Date for Filing Petitions

Posted: Friday, December 7, 2012

Media Contact: Dave Costello, 815-921-4516

As of December 3, 2012, Governor Quinn signed into law a bill that changed the filing period for filing petitions.   The first day of filing, Monday, December 17 at 8:30 a.m., remains the same.  However, the last day to file is now Wednesday, December 26.  All petitions MUST be filed by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 26.  Rock Valley College will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25.

Nominating petition forms for the April 9th election in Community College District No. 511 for Rock Valley College are now available.  Forms may be picked up in the office of the Vice President of Administrative Services, at 3301 N. Mulford, Support Services Building, on any business day between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Reminder

Three (3) seats on the seven-member community college board will be filled at the April 9th election.  All three seats will serve full six-year terms. 

To be eligible to serve, a candidate must be, on the date of election, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a resident of the State of Illinois and the community college district for at least one year immediately preceding the election, and a registered voter.

Elections are nonpartisan and board candidates are not required to indicate a political party affiliation.  Candidates should be aware of financial conflict-of-interest limitations set forth in the Community College Act and any other applicable statues.

Nominating papers may be filed by the candidate in person, by mail or by an agent.  They consist of the following:

• Nominating petitions signed by at least fifty (50) voters residing within the district.  Petitions must be securely bound together with pages numbered consecutively, and each page must carry the notarized signature of the petition circulator.

• Statement of candidacy, which includes a request that the candidate's name be placed on the official ballot, the address of the candidate, the office sought, and a statement that the candidate is qualified for the office and has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.

• A receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has filed the statement of economic interests as noted above.  The receipt does not need to accompany the nominating petitions when filed, but must be filed before 5:00 p.m. on December 26, 2012.

Further information on becoming a candidate in the April 9th board election may be obtained by contacting Rock Valley College at 921-4441, or the Illinois State Board of elections at www.elections.il.gov.

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